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Fri, Feb 3, 2012·Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary

Chicago Blackhawks 1, Calgary Flames 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 88% of the time.

CGY winsCHI wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
CHI1130608127
CGY16116110332

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 12:24CGYOlli JokinenAssists: Jarome Iginla, Alex Tanguay · Slap, 0.08 xG0–1
  2. P1 19:31CHIBrent SeabrookAssists: Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp · Snap, 0.12 xG1–1
  3. P2 18:56CGYJay BouwmeesterPPGWGAssists: Blair Jones, Mikael Backlund · Wrist, 0.42 xG1–2
  4. P3 12:39CGYJarome IginlaAssists: Alex Tanguay, Chris Butler · Backhand, 0.15 xG1–3
Penalties (6)
  1. P1 16:47CGYBlake Comeau: Holding2 min
  2. P2 10:33CHIMarcus Kruger: High sticking2 min
  3. P2 16:36CHIMichael Frolik: High sticking double minor4 min · PPG
  4. P3 9:13CHISteve Montador: Hooking2 min
  5. P3 13:54CHISteve Montador: Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  6. P3 19:36CGYOlli Jokinen: Tripping2 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

CHI00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0CGY
45% to win55% to win
← CHI attackCGY attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bolland won the faceoff against Backlund
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

CHICGY
27Shots on goal32
1.9Expected goals4.5
42Shot attempts56
25Faceoffs won29
2Power plays5
10Penalty minutes4
16Hits17
14Blocked shots10
10Giveaways15
9Takeaways12

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Chicago Blackhawks

Forward lines

  1. bestStalberg – Toews – Kane11:49

    xG 0.80–0.24 (77%)attempts 11–10goals 0–0

  2. Hossa – Sharp – Kruger8:46

    xG 0.17–0.01 (95%)attempts 8–3goals 0–0

  3. Bolland – Bickell – Shaw6:07

    xG 0.20–0.13 (60%)attempts 3–4goals 0–1

  4. Morrison – Mayers – Frolik6:02

    xG 0.14–0.12 (54%)attempts 5–5goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestMontador – Leddy8:46

    xG 0.35–0.12 (75%)attempts 6–6goals 0–0

  2. Keith – Seabrook15:36

    xG 0.57–0.51 (53%)attempts 17–11goals 0–2

  3. O'Donnell – Montador2:34

    xG 0.13–0.08 (63%)attempts 1–1goals 0–0

Calgary Flames

Forward lines

  1. bestIginla – Jokinen – Tanguay12:16

    xG 0.66–0.41 (61%)attempts 10–12goals 2–0

  2. Comeau – Backlund – Bouma11:34

    xG 0.54–0.33 (62%)attempts 4–5goals 0–0

  3. Kostopoulos – Jackman – Stajan6:18

    xG 0.24–0.14 (63%)attempts 6–5goals 0–0

  4. Kolanos – Cammalleri – Jones8:35

    xG 0.00–0.21 (0%)attempts 4–4goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestBouwmeester – Butler15:36

    xG 1.03–0.54 (66%)attempts 14–13goals 1–0

  2. Sarich – Brodie12:03

    xG 0.35–0.58 (38%)attempts 10–9goals 0–0

  3. Hannan – Giordano15:29

    xG 0.10–0.34 (22%)attempts 8–12goals 1–1

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

CGY 4.5 xGCHI 1.9 xG
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Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

CGYCHI

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

CGY's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line CGY is favoured, below it CHI. Dots are goals.

Excitement 20/100 · #962 of 1230 this seasonSwing 1.02 · 4 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
CHI 100%5050%50CGY 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Calgary Flames win this game 88% of the time.

CGY winsCHI wins

Simulated goal difference (CGY − CHI), 10,000 replays

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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).